Similarly, to the issue with the Constitution, this type of government is also loosely structured in terms of defining the role of the prime minister, which has added to rise in power. Though it is synonymous with responsible government, “the great weakness of the Westminster system as practiced in Canada is that it lacks firm rules and thus must rely on the prime minister to act in good faith and not abuse those powers for merely partisan advantage”. In contrast to Canada, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, like Australia and New Zealand, have taken the liberties to write some sort of role outline. The possibility remains that a leader could have mal intentions, leaving Canadians to put their trust in the prime minister to govern in an honest manner, without the misuse of their
Similarly, to the issue with the Constitution, this type of government is also loosely structured in terms of defining the role of the prime minister, which has added to rise in power. Though it is synonymous with responsible government, “the great weakness of the Westminster system as practiced in Canada is that it lacks firm rules and thus must rely on the prime minister to act in good faith and not abuse those powers for merely partisan advantage”. In contrast to Canada, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, like Australia and New Zealand, have taken the liberties to write some sort of role outline. The possibility remains that a leader could have mal intentions, leaving Canadians to put their trust in the prime minister to govern in an honest manner, without the misuse of their